Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC Chairman, Jailed For Contempt

For disobeying an order of the court, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, was on Monday committed to prison by Justice R.O. Ayoola of the Kogi State High Court.

The judge equally ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in kuje prison for the next 14 days until he purges himself of the contempt.

In handing down his judgment, Justice Ayoola granted the application for committal to prison of the EFCC Chairman for disobeying a court ruling delivered on November 30, 2022, wherein the EFCC Chairman was directed to produce the applicant in the case, Ali Bello.

It would be recalled that Bello had dragged the EFCC Chairman to court for arresting and detaining him illegally, with the court ruling in his favour, only for the EFCC to arraign him for alleged money laundering three days after the ruling.

The judge also refused the Commission's applications for setting aside and staying of execution of the ruling for want of merit.

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